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At last, our very own wool has arrived. On Friday we officially launched our very own University of Glasgow knitting yarn. Cochno Wool is a single origin, double knit worsted yarn in 4 colours – natural, University blue, slate grey and thistle pink – produced from the Scotch Mule sheep at the University of Glasgow’s… Continue reading →

An interesting talk and workshop on Sat 6 October 2018: The Illustrated talk will give an insight into the knitting collection, the audio clips from Sanquhar knitters and the cultural history which forms the Ethnological study from the Vanishing Scotland Archive. The workshop participants will get the Scottish Traditional Knitting Pattern ‘Muffatees in Sanquhar Pattern’… Continue reading →

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Exploring the “Georgian-ness” in between knitting needles by Qiaoyun Peng Graduate student. Central and East European Studies, University of Glasgow Current research focuses on the knitting tradition and national identity of Estonia. When I first arrived in Georgia, I had not expected to find a rich knitting tradition there. Arriving in Kutaisi at… Continue reading →

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Please consider signing this petition to change Shetland Islands councils Decision on not to renew Shetland Amenity Trust’s contract. Shetland Amenity Trust, which has held the contract for the past eight years, has been informed that Shetland Islands Council will not be awarding the Promote Shetland contract to any outside body. The Trust… Continue reading →

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18 April | World Heritage Day | 10am to 4pm | Free | Ticketed When we were thinking of event ideas for New Lanark’s World Heritage Day celebrations, a yarnbombing challenge was the first that that popped into our heads. It seemed like a natural fit for this historic cotton mill village. Skip ahead nine… Continue reading →

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The Knitting-in-the-Round team have been a little subdued since the final project workshop in Shetland last March but a day out in Hawick in the Scottish Borders has revived our enthusiasm for all things knit and prompted some thoughts about the connections between hand knitting and factory knitwear production. We visited two very different companies.… Continue reading →

The Shetland lace project exhibition has opened in the foyer of Shetland Museum and Archives, and I must say, we are very pleased with it! You can see some images of the exhibition here. On Saturday 05 March the accompanying workshop, Authenticity in Culturally-based Knitting, will be streamed live for anyone who would like to… Continue reading →

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One of our speakers at the Shetland study day, Helen Robertson, is also hosting her own workshop a week later, on designing and knitting your own lampshade, in the luxurious surroundings of Belmont House. Information and bookings at http://www.belmontunst.co.uk/

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This study day is now advertised on the Shetland Museum and Archives website. This workshop will explore definitions of ‘traditional’ in Shetland knitwear design, the promotion, branding and marketing of ‘authentic’ Shetland knitwear, and how designers and industry are helped or hindered by a strong basis in heritage. These issues have implications for other types… Continue reading →